Risto and Dr. Erin Centeio discuss a comprehensive school health program that was successful in preventing obesity in elementary schools. A great insight into what a comprehensive school program looks like in real life. This paper was published in 2018 in Preventative Medicine.

Citation: Centeio, E. E., McCaughtry, N., Moore, E. W. G., Kulik, N., Martin, J., Shen, B., … Fahlman, M. (2018). Building healthy communities: A comprehensive school health program to prevent obesity in elementary schools. Preventive Medicine, 111, 210–215.

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Erin E. Centeio, Ph.D., is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Erin has conducted research that focuses on increasing children’s levels of physical activity throughout the school day and understanding the effects this has on their health, as well as the cognitive and psychosocial benefits.